Senior Automation & Build Systems Engineer

Riot Games; Sydney Township (ND); On-site; USD 84,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to design, implement, and optimize automation and build systems for a next-generation MMO project. You will collaborate with global teams, focusing on scalable, high-performance engineering while shaping technical direction across disciplines.

The role emphasizes craft, collaboration, and a passion for delivering dependable player experiences, with opportunities to influence engine extensions and workflow optimization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in live or shipped games.
• Proficiency in C and C++ with strong debugging skills.
• Understanding of game and software design patterns.
• Experience in automation tooling, performance tooling, build/release pipelines, or telemetry.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Co-design and implement large-scale automation and build tooling.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and implementation across systems.
• Collaborate with Sydney & Los Angeles teams to deliver high-performance systems.
• Work across multiple time zones to gather requirements and deliver scalable systems.
• Foster best practices for build and automation systems.
• Contribute to team technical culture.
• Troubleshoot live service issues on on-call rotation.

Skills

C/C++

Debugging skills

Performance tooling

Telemetry

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Golang

C#

Job description

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to design, implement, and optimize automation and build systems for a next-generation MMO project. You will collaborate with global teams, focusing on scalable, high-performance engineering while shaping technical direction across disciplines.

The role emphasizes craft, collaboration, and a passion for delivering dependable player experiences, with opportunities to influence engine extensions and workflow optimization.